to all who have sent me such lovely cards, with their supportive and thoughtful messages, flowers, gifts and prayers, on the occasion of Tony’s very sudden and devastatingly sad death.  You have all been so kind.  It was really uplifting to see so many at Church – Tony would have been  so pleased  that there was so much esteem and respect for him and Tim, my Grandchildren and myself felt very moved.  So many thanks once again. See you soon  Kindest Regards to all Marj xx

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Think way back to November, this trip was just starting out.  Finding travel agents, organising itineraries, advertising, photocopying, loads of phone calls and e mails to get it to just suit our group.  Finally, 43 of us boarded our comfortable Atkinsons Coach on Mon.13th July 2015.  Our friendly, helpful driver Mike took us off up the M6 and our first stop for lunch at the Yorkshire City of Richmond.  On to the iconic Angel of the North where we met our guide – Alex Jacobs from our tour Company  Northern Secrets, who took us on a tour of the unexpectedly modern, thriving, forward looking City of Newcastle. Continue reading →

Friday 4th December 2015 Christmas Lunch Forrest Hills Hotel, Frodsam

We will start our day wIth a visit to the very popular High Legh Garden Centre near Knutsford.  They have a wide selection of goods including gifts, clothes, food etc., and it will be beautifully decorated with Christmas goods. Be tempted to do some last minute Christmas shopping.There is a nice Cafe where we can have morning coffee (not included) Continue reading →

Thursday 15th October 2015

ULVERSTON and MANJUSHRI KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE

We will be making a visit to Ulverston, a historic town in West Cumbria.  There are quaint individual shops, plenty of cafes for morning coffee,/lunch, Cumbrian Glass where we can see the glass making process and it is Market Day. Continue reading →

SCOTLAND – WILL YE NO COME BACK AGAIN?

MOUNTAINS AND MISTLETOE – 2lst November 2015 to 25th November 2015

a 5 day/4 nights break dinner/bed/breakfast +one lunch with the family owned Company ‘Lochs and Glens’. Continue reading →

It was booked last February and seemed a world away but there we were on Saturday 8th November, all 52 of us, ready to board our Lochs and Glens Coach for Scotland.  The weather was good to start with but as we got further North it hammered down.  We arrived at our Hotel and sorted ourselves out ready for our first evening meal – we were not disappointed.  Sunday dawned, at least it was dry and quite warm so off we went for our cruise on Loch Lomond and a nice lunch at a hotel with quite spectacular views.  Monday saw us at Glamis Castle, the childhood home of the late Queen Mother.  It was splendid and some of the private rooms were really cosy. We had a guided tour and heard all about its’ interesting past. Tuesday saw us off to Edinburgh for the day, which is a beautiful City and a designated World Heritage Site with plenty to see and do – en route we passed the Firth of Forth Bridge, the length of it is quite spectacular.  To-day it is painted with special paint but in days gone by they would just get to one end repainting and have to start back at the other.  We had a Blue Badge Guide on our coach and then went our separate ways.  Pat and Tony’s claim to fame – they met and spoke to Nicola Sturgeon at the Scottish Parliament Building. With good food, comfortable hotel, good company and entertainment each evening the 5 days flew over and there we were on our way back home to England – the rain returned!  Were we bothered?  No it had stayed good, dry and quite warm for us.